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Incyte’s Jakafi Gets Additional Claim Based On Patient-Reported Outcomes

 
• By Shirley Haley

Jakafi is the first approved treatment for myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow cancer, but Incyte will also be able to claim efficacy against the symptoms of the disease thanks to data in labeling from a patient-reported outcomes tool.

Incyte Corp. is in the rare position of being able to claim quality of life benefits for its newly approved drug Jakafi (ruxolitinib) for myelofibrosis, a progressive cancer of the bone marrow that forces blood cell creation into other organs, causing enlargement of the spleen and anemia.

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.

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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
• By Francesca Bruce

A new pilot aims to take Brazil closer to ‘digital transformation.’

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US FDA’s Makary Floats Vague ‘Plausible Mechanism’ Approval Pathway For Rare Diseases

 
• By Sarah Karlin-Smith

Ascertaining the novelty and benefits of Makary’s new drug approval idea – along with what it would take to implement it – requires more clarity on the types of studies he envisions being used to grant and confirm “plausible mechanism’ approvals.

Confirmatory Trials: Industry Wants Timely Protocol Feedback, More Clarity On ‘Due Diligence’

 
• By Sue Sutter

Consumer and academic group comments on accelerated approval and confirmatory trial guidances say the proposed criteria for determining when a study is underway are too vague.

Pulling Together: Global Regulators Discuss Convergence On Biosimilars

 
• By Dave Wallace

While the biosimilars industry has welcomed individual pockets of progress around regulatory streamlining, it is essential that approaches from global authorities move forward together if they are to have a meaningful impact on biosimilar development. At Medicines for Europe’s annual biosimilars conference, regulators from around the world talked about how their thinking is converging.